Brian Siders
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| Born | September 11, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Strongman, Powerlifter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Cameron Siders (born September 11, 1978) is an American world champion powerlifter[1] and regular participant in the Arnold Strongman Classic. Brian is regarded as one of the strongest men to ever walk the planet, especially in press-movements.
Career
Brian started lifting in high school, mainly just training the bench press and upper body.[2] Brian started focusing on squatting and deadlifting in the winter of 1997, and started doing full powerlifting meets in 1998.[3] Brian trains 6–7 days per week and up to 4 hours at a time at his gym he built at his home.[4] Brian has set several powerlifting world records, including a world record total of 2,452 lb at the 2004 USAPL Senior National Championships,[5] and another world record total of 2,529 lb at the 2004 IPF World Championships.[6] Brian held the IPF world record in the bench press of 775.5 lb (352.5 kg), and total (squat, bench press and deadlift) of 2,596 lb (1,180 kg) in the +125 kg (super heavyweight) weight class.[7]
Personal records
Powerlifting Competition Records: equipped
- Squat- 1,019 lb/462,5 kilo[8]
- Bench Press - 799 lb/362,5 kilo[9]
- Deadlift - 865 lb/392,5 kilo[10]
- Total - 2,651 lb/1202,5 kilo[11]
- The squat, bench and total are not official records because they were completed at a local powerlifting competition, and not at a national or international competition as one have to do to be counted as official records according to IPF rules.[12]
raw (unequipped)
- Squat- 785 lb/356 kg.
- Bench Press - 650 lb/295 kg.
- Deadlift - 840 lb/381 kg.
- Total - 2,240 lb (785/635/820)
Strongman Records:
- Apollon's Wheels – 166 kg (366 lb) × 8 continental cleans and presses (joint-world record) (2009 Arnold Strongman Classic)[13]
- Hummer Tire Deadlift (15 inches from the floor) – 448 kg (988 lb) (former world record) (2006 Arnold Strongman Classic)
References
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Brian Siders Profile & Pictures - Born2bBig.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "International Powerlifting Federation IPF: Records". Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Forums - T Nation".
- ^ "Forums - T Nation".
- ^ "Brian Siders 865lb Deadlift - 2007 IPF - Brian, Siders, 865lb, Deadlift, -, 2007, IPF - IronScene - Powerlifting Videos". Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Forums - T Nation".
- ^ "Forums - T Nation".
- ^ "STRENGTH RECORD, Section 03 - Overhead presses". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.